Operating mechanism for car-registers.



` PATENTED SEPT. s, 190.4.

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UNITED STATES] Patented September 6, 1904. l

PATENT OFFICE.

WILFRED I. OHMER, OF DAYTON, OHIO, v

AND' COMPUTING MACHINES COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

AssieNon v'ro THE RECORDING OPERATINGMECHANISM FOR CAR-REGISTERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 769,398, datedSeptember 6, 1904.

Application iiled January 23, 1903. Serial No. 140,211. (No model.)

ToaZZ whom, it may concern:

Beit known that- I, WTLFRED I. OHMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dayton, in the countyk of Montgomery and State of Ohio,'have invented certain new and useful Improvements in OperatingMechanism for Car-Registers, -of which the following is a specification,reference Vbeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.This'invention relates to operating mechanism for car-registers or, inother words, to

mechanism mounted on or in a street-car body by means of which theconductor may operate at one or more points distant yfrom the register aregister mounted onthe wallof the ear.

More specifically, my invention relates to operating mechanism for usein connection with registers of that class which require two operatingmovements to complete their cycle of operation, one movement being forthe purpose of setting the register so as to indicate and registerdifferent kinds of fare or different numbers of fare units and the othermovement being the actual actuating movement whereby the registration isaccomplished.

It is the object of my present invention to provide a simple andeiiicient mechanisma perspective view showing my inventionap-l plied toav street-car. Fig. 2 is a detail View ot' a portion of the operatingmechanism. Fig. 3 isa vertical sectional View taken on the line mofFig.2 and looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 4 is a verticalsectional View Itaken on the line y y' of Fig. 3 and looky'ing in 'theydirection of the arrows. Fig. 5 is .a detail sectional view taken onthe line e le of Figa/3' and looking 'in' the'direction of the arrows,and Fig. 6 is a plan view of the housing and its inclosedmechanism'remov'ed from the supporting-bracket. y

Referring first to the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 6, inclusive, lindicates a fare-register, which is mounted, as usual, on one of thefend wallsof the car, so as to lne-maintained in fixed position thereonwhen infuse. This register isprovided with a setting-arm 2;,by

means of which the mechanism of the register `l may be set to registerand indicate either different numbers of fare units kinds of fares.v Theregister is further proor different, I

vided with an' actuating-lever 3, by means of" which the register isoperated after being set to register the fare or fare units to which it-hasloeen set. Registers of this class are well known, and any approvedform thereof may be employed.

4: indicates an operating-shaft, constituting in the present instanceboth a setting and an actuating shaft and mounted in suitable bearingssupported from the car-body, along which it extendsadjacent to the roofin the position usual for such devices. In the present` instance I haveshown a support for thev shaft consisting of a bracket 5, depending fromthe roof, and a housing 6 in the form of a hollow box, open at the topand secured to the under side of the bracket 5 by l .the bottom plate 8of the bracket forming a cover or top for the housing 6. It will beunderstood, of course, that any desired number of these supports may beemployed, and

means of screws 7,

an operating-handle and connecting mechanism may be employed vinconnection with. each support, sothat the shaft 4 may be operated freelylongitudinally of the shaft, while the' 'shaft is compelled to turn whenthe handle isfl f to" slide vertically upon a shaft l0, which' tom ofthe housing 6. The movement of the IOt-ted- The shaft 1Q is provided atits 4 4UQPG" end with a bevelfgea/r 12, which meshes Hwith a similar.-bevel-gear 13, carried by a sleeve 14, mounted in a suitable bearing inthe sidewall of thev housing and having a -spline-and-groove connection15 -with the shaft L1sothat said shaft may slide .freely with respect tothe .bevel-gear .13, but will rotate along with vsaid gear. Thus arotary fmo'vement of the operating-handle 9 willvrotate thel shaftafand'said shaft is provided at a point adjacent to the register l wlthan operating-arm 16,1,in the path of which the setting-arm 2 ofl the armlies', so that by rotating the handle 9 the setting-register 2 .may

lbe moved to set the register to the desired position. 4 y Y l I preferto employ 1n connection with the operating-handle and shaft one or moreindicaters, preferably one (for each operating-L handle, and to this'end provideanindicating-wheel `17., carrying on its face numbersindicating the fare units orother suitable designatingcharactersi-f'lhis indicating.

wheel is mounted oir ashaft .18, vwhich is mounted in a suitablebearing` in 'the front wall of the housing 6 and* which is provided atits rear end with a bevel-gearv1'9, vehfinh meshes with the 'bevel-gear12. Thus as the conductor turns the handle 9v the indicatorl wheel willbe revolved into indicating position for the proper ligure or characterto designate the farewhich the register has been set to register by thecorresponding movement of the handle, and the conductor can thusreadilyA see that the-.register is properly set. 1'

After the register has beenset by a .movement of the handle 9 in onedirection-t0 .v wit, a movement of rotation-the register is thenactuated by a movement of the handle in another directions-to wit, alongitudinal downward movement. To this end, the handle is provided witha cord, wire, or other suitable connection 20, which extends up from thehandle through a longitudinal opening 21 in the shaft 10 and bevel-gear12 and is conneclted` at is upper end'to n one end of .a bell-'cranlrlever 22, pivoted at 22u-cna supporting stud or projection'Within'. the. V.housing 6."

V longitudinal motion to the shaft 4, and said shaft isprovided with 'acollar 27, in the path of which lies the actuating-arm 3 of theregister, so that this longitudinal movement of the shaft willactuate`the register and cause it to register andindicate the number of fareunits to which it .has been set.

The parts may be returned to their normal position Vby springs or thelikesuitably arf ranged, and in the present'instance this -is ef- Yfected by means of the springs which return the register-arms 2 and 3 totheir normal -positions. y

It will be seen that both the setting and actuating movements of theregister are accom'- .plished by the use of one and the same handle," sothat the conductor does not need' to ments'. 'It willfurtherbe seen thatan indicating device is provided adjacent to theoperating-point, so thatthe conductor can redily and distinctly'see that' the registerisproperly set, which would not bev the' case if he were operating theregister from a considerable'distance and had to rely upon theindieating-figures shown by the register itself, these figuresbeingi'requently small and diiicult to make out at a distance or in acrowded car. I y

While I have shown and described one e1n" bodiment of myv invention, Ido not Wish two. be understood as limiting myself" to the preciseembodiment set forth, since various modif cations will readily suggestthemselves. The,

-indicatingwheel or wheelsmay be located at4 anysuitable point and,operated by any suitable connecting mechanism. I also prefer to employ aregister provided with anudicator B2, which will indicate von theregister itself,4 vas well as on the auxiliaryindicating wheel orwheels, the particular fare for which the register is set and which willserve as a check IGC to insure the correspondence between 'theindicating-.wheels of the operating mechanism and the proper setting ofthe register. The details of the mechanism may also be varied withoutdeparting from the principle ofY my IS invention. I therefore do notwish `to 'be understood as limiting myself to the precise detailshereinbefore set forth, and shown in the accompanying drawings.

, Having thus f u'llydescribed my invention, 11

what I claim as new, and desire to sec'ure by Letters Patent, is'-- 1.An operating mechanism for car-registers, comprising a shaft ,capable ofboth ro- 'tary'and longitudinal motion, a housing. inl II5whichsaid'shaft is mounted, a verticalshaft mounted in said housingand'having a geared connection with said shaft-within said housing, wherebyboth Aof said shafts rtate in unison, an operating-handle mounted onsaid ver- I 20 tical 'shaft so as to rotate therewith, and mov;l ablelongitudinally thereof, a bell-crank lever mounted in the housing andengaging the'sliaftv to move the same longitudnallssnand aconnectionbetween the operating-handleand the I 25 v hell-crank/lever toactuate said lever/ when the handle is moved longitudinally,substantially as described.

' 2. The combination, with a register and provided with settingmechanism andan ac- 130 7 S change or shift. his, grasp to eect bothmove- ,Y

. 'theh tuating mechanism, of a rock-shaft capable of longitudinal androtary'motion hand provided with means to aetuate the setting mechanismduring its, rotary motion, andwith means to actuate the actuatingmechanism during its longitudinal motion, afhousing supporting `theshaft, a beve'fgear mounted in the housing and splined on-the shaft, avertical shaft mounted in thehousing and provided with a bevel-gear tomesh withl the 'first-mentioned gear, an operating-handle splinedon saidvertical shaft and longitudinally movable rela-' tivelthereto, abell-crank lever'rnountedin ousingand-engaging the sha .to move the samelongitudinallyfand a connee ion be-1` tween 4Jthe operating-handle andbell-crank le-- ver to 'aetuate said lever A'when the handle is moved"longitudinally, lsubstantially ,as d?- seribed. .v `3.Tphe. combination,with na register provided Awithl ajsetting-.arml and an actuating.

arm, of 'a rock-shaft eawpableyof longitudinal and rotary motion andprovided' with a projection to engage the. settingrotarymotion, .andwith a pr y lon the shaft, avertical shaft-`mounted ,in Ithe housing andprovidedwith a' bevel -gear 'to mesh withth'e first-mentioned gear,anoperatinghandle splined on saidvertca'l shaft and arm duringitsflejection zto` e n'l gage the actuating-arm duringits longitudinalmotion, a housing supporting the shaft, a bevel-gear mounted in thehousing and splined engaging theshaft to move the same longitudinally,and a connection between thejoperating-handle andv bell-crank lever toactuate said leve;` when the handle is moved longitudinally,substantially as described. y

' 4'. The combination, with a register .provided With a setting-arm andan actuatingarm, of a rock-shaft capable of longitudinal and rotarymotion and provided lwith a projection to engage thelsetting-armfduringits rotary motion, and with a projection to engage theactuating-arm during its longitudinal motion, a housing supporting'theshaft, a Ebevel-gear mountedin' the housing and s plined on theshaftaavertical shaft 'mounted in the "housing and Y.provided with abevelgear to mesh with 'the first-mentioned gear,v anoperating-handlesplinedon said vertical shaft and longitudinallymovablefelatively thereto, a i

.bell-crank lever mounted -thehousing and engaging'the'shaft to movethesaine longitudinally., aeonnection between the operating- 'handleandzbell-crank .lever tl actuate said .lever fwhen the l handle 'is moved'vlongitudi- .nally', and an indicator having a shaft mountedinthe housingand provided with a bevel'- gearimeshing with the bevel-gear ofthe verl'tical shaft, substantially as desc ibedl l In'testimony whereof 1 a'ix'my signature in .presence of twowitnesses. l f p WILFRED,I.OHMER. fWitnesses: Y

nu. Flam, 1 w- KATHARINE P. EVANS;

